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Frosted Cherry Pop Tart Recipe

Homemade frosted cherry pop tart recipe is sweet, flaky, gooey, and so satisfying! These are so easy to make, and perfect for breakfast! The crunchiest, flakiest dough, gooey cherry filling, and sweet frosting on top!

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2 Cups All-purpose flour or your preferred flour (plus more for rolling out the dough) 1 tablespoon Sugar 1 teaspoon Salt 1 Cups Unsalted butter cold and cubed (plus 2 tablespoon to brush over the top of the pop tarts)

pie dough ingredients

Step 01

Add canned cherries, with juice, and sugar into medium pot over medium heat. Mix well. Simmer for 10 minutes. Blend. Then add cornstarch slurry to thicken. Continue to simmer for a few more minutes. 

Step 02

Add flour, sugar, salt, and cold cubed butter to stand mixer. Pulse until pea-seized flour form. Then add ice cold water to stand mixer and pulse until the dough just comes together. 

Step 03

Once chilled, roll out dough completely. Then cut out pop tart-shaped rectangles. Add cherry filling to the middle, brush edges with melted butter, add the top dough rectangle. 

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These cherry pop tarts are such a classic and literally perfect for any occasion! Pack these in a picnic, serve at a pot luck, serve for dessert, or enjoy as a quick sweet treat!